St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-07

Approved May 5, 1887.
By Aid. Ryan
Resolved, That the pay and compen-
Satl0n of men employed on the street
force shall not be less than SO per week
during the summer months and 50 per
week dur'.lg the winter months; pro-
Weed, however, that this resolution
shall in no way reduce the compensa-
ton OF men who are now receiving
larger pay on the street force.
4eaS-Ald. C0nley, O'COnnOr, PetSch,
Ryan, Weber, Kenny, Kahn, Hamm,
Bryant, Minea, Long, MI. Vice Presi-
dent-l2.
Nays-Ald Cullen and Sanborn-2.
Approved May 5, 1887.
By Alderman Kerr
WHEREAS, The Common Council of
the City of st. Paul heretofore ordered
the Board of Public Works to. report
whether change of grade on Summit
avenue, between st. Peter and Wabasha
streets, in said city, as shown by Il red
line on profile annexed to said order,
was necessary and proper, and whether
real estate to be assessed for said inn
prOyement could be found benefited to
the extent of damages and costs to be
incurred by said Improvement; and,
WHEREAS, In accordance with said
order tho Board of Public Works did
make a report to the Common Council of
date February 4yt1SS7,a recommending
said Improvement and that property
could be found benefited to the extent
Of damages, costs and expenses neceS-
sary to be incurred in making said
change of grade as aforesaid; and,
WHEREAS, The Common Council of
said city on the 18th day of March, 1887,
adopted said report and ordered the City
Clerk to give the notice required by law;
and, -.
WHEREAS, The City Clerk gave no
tice in the official paper of said city, for
three successive weeks, twice in each
week, that the Common Council of said
city would, on the 81 day OF May, 1887,
at T:30 O'Clock p. m, at the Council
Chamber in said city, consider such pre-
posed change of grade; and,
WHEREAS, AT the time and place
designated for such proposed change of
grade, the Common Council, after hear
ing all persons interested, and being of
the opinion that the same was necessary
and proper, ordered the grade on Sum
nit avenue, between St. Peter and Wab-
asha streets, to be changed in accord
ance with the red line as shown on the
annexed profile, being the same as re-
ferred to in all the proceedings had in
regard to said change: therefore,
e, Resolved, That said order and the
profile representing said change of grade
be referred to the Board of Public
Works, and that said Board shall pro-
eeed WI h)ut delay To assess the amount
as nearly as they can ascertain the same,
which snail be required to pay the dam
ages, costs and expenses OF such i'm
prOvement upon the real estate to be
benefited by said Improvement, as pro-
vided by law, it being the opinion of the
Common Council that real estate to be
assessed for such improvement can he
found benefited to the extent Of dam
ages, costs and expenses necessary to be
incurred thereby.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, O'Connor, Petsch,
Cullen, Ryan. Sanb0rn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Hamm, Bryant Minea, Long, Mr..
Vice Presidcnt-14.
Approved May 5, 1887.
Whereas, The owners OF the property
abutting upon and along the line Of AS
ter avenue, Fry street and the alleys
in blocks l and 2, of ROSeyille, have pc
titioned the Common Council of the City
of st. Paul to vacate ASter avenue, be-
tween Pierce street and Smelling ave
nue., and all OF Fry street between the
northerly line of st. Anthony avenue
and ASter avenue, and the alleys in
blocks and 2, of Roseville, according
to the recorded plat thereof on file in
the Register of Deeds office, which said
petition duly sets forth the facts and
reasons for said vacation, and was duly
accompanied by plat thereof as pro-
posed to be vacated, and
Whereas, The Common Council, upon
the presentation OF said petition, deemed
it eXpedient that the matter. be pro-
ceeded with and ordered said petition
to be filed of record with the City Clerk,
and notice to be niven by publication as
provided by law, and
Whereas, Due notice by publication
in the official paper of said city for four
weeks, commencing on the 18th day of
March, A. ID. 1887, to the effect that said
petition had been filed with the City
Clerk, stating in brief its object, and
that the same would be heard and con-
sidered by the Common Council of the
City of st. Paul, on Tuesday, the Sd day
of May, A. ID. 1887, at 7:30 O'clock in the
afternoon of said day at the Council
Chamber in the City Hall of said city,
and
Whereas, At the time and place last
aforesaid, for the investigation and con-
sideration of such proposed vacation of
said streets and alleys, the Common
Council after hearing all persons inter
ested and being of the opinion that the
same is necessary and proper and that
the prerequisites therefor have been
complied with; now therefore, be it
Resolved, That all of said Aster avenue
between Pierce street and Smelling
avenue, and all of Fry street between
the northerly line of st. Anthony avenue
and Aster avenue, and the alleys in
blocks and 2, of RoSeville, according
DO the plat thereof of record in the office
of the Register of Deeds of Ramsey
county, and as the same appears of rec
ord in the Office of the Register of Deeds
lin and for the County of Ramsey, Min
neSOta, be and the same is hereby de-
elared to be vacated and discontinued as
asked for in said petition and as herein
above specified.
III Yeas-Ald. Conley, O'Connor, Petsch.
Cullen, Ryan, SanbOrn, Weber. Kenny,
Kain, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr.
Nice Presidents.
Approved May s. 1887.
u Whereas, The owners of the property
AUDITING upon and along the line of the
alley in block twelve Q2) of Manchester
Park, as originally plated, have petit
toned the Common Council of the City
of st. Paul to vacate all and every of
said alleys, for the reason that the same
have become useless by reason of a re-
arrangement OF said block by the owners
of said block, said petitioners, and new
and sufficient alleys have been dedicated
and plated in said rearrangement,w which
said petition duly sets forth the facts